Drummer Joel Haynes leads his working trio with guest tenorist Seamus Blake at this cooking gig at Cory Weeds' Cellar Jazz Club back in early February. What a fun night this must have been! The working group of Haynes with pianist Tilden Webb and Jodi Proznick plays together like the Celtics defense-absolutely air tight. All the tunes are originals, and the band is able to explore the chordal nuances in the company of an appreciative audience. Driven by the leader with his crisp stick work, the opening "Transitions" has an irresistibly catchy melody sets the tone for an intense evening

ROCKY MOUNTAIN JAZZ COMPILATION / VARIOUS

MANY DEEDS OF CORY WEEDS

CELLAR LIVE CHRISTMAS

LIVE AT THE CELLAR

PJ Perry joins forces with another Canadian icon bassist/composer Neil Swainson to write 8 brand new compositions. Joining Perry is an all-star Canadian band made up of long-time friends and contemporaries: Bob Tildesley - trumpet, Chris Andrew - piano Paul Johnston - bass and Dave Laing - drums. The result is a thoughtful and swinging affair. PJ Perry is a national treasure.

Jason Marshall returns with an incredibly soulful date featuring some of New York's finestincluding pianist Marc Cary, bassist Gerald Cannon and drummer Willie Jones III. Recorded at the studios of Rudy Van Gelder in Englewood Cliffs New Jersey and produced by Jeremy Pelt. Jason has developed a style that encompasses the whole of African-American music.

A Vancouver Vintage performance by world renowned tenor saxophonist Fraser MacPherson and his working trio of Oliver Gannon on guitar and Wyatt Ruther on bass.

Underrated pianist Kirk Lightsey steps into the spotlight to lead an extraordinary quartet featuring Mark Whitfield - guitar, Santi DeBriano - bass and Victor Lewis - drums, through a spirited program of tunes from Dave Brubeck to Tony Williams and McCoy Tyner. Recorded live at New York's venerable Smalls Jazz Club this record is part of the Smalls LIVING MASTERS SERIES.

Fitzgerald's genuine love of Wes shines through, but it's not a devotee's slavish re-enactment. Each track crackles and flows with uncorked imagination. It's gorgeously conceived, a program of precise selections culled from the Montgomery archives and thoughtfully rearranged. The record elucidates the way his music could be ultra-hip, modern and deep-in-the-soul down home at the same time.

JOINED AT THE HIP

DR. IS IN

NIGHT REMEMBERED

MORE INVENTORY ON THE WAY! BLACK, 180 GRAM VINYL. Unreleased recordings by an unsung hero of bebop jazz piano. Limited edition, hand-numbered 2xLP set is pressed on 180-gram vinyl with 100 minutes of music. Packaged in a gatefold sleeve with an extensive booklet with essays and photos. Consists of 2 shows recorded in Baltimore, MD, disc one recorded at The Madison Club in August 1966 & The Famous Ballroom in February 1967.

The compositional style known as contrafact has it's roots in classical music but has grown in the jazz world over the decades. Contrafact songs feature new melodies written over classic chord structures & song forms. Bay-area pianist/composer Adam Shulman presents arguably THE quintessential jazz album utilizing contrafact, with an all-star NYC band, recorded in the most legendary of studios.